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The recent furore over the Sam Cane v Robbie Henshaw collision in the second test between Ireland and New Zealand got me to thinking about the merits of using slow motion video to make judgements about potential foul play incidents in rugby. I think we have all heard the meme that sometimes, looking
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JP (John Paul) Doyle is a referee that all English rugby fans will know. Having risen up the ranks quickly in the RFU, JP became a full time referee in 2008 as part of the RFU's elite referee trainee program,
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Nigel Owens was born on the 18 June 1971 and raised in Mynyddcerrig; a small traditional Welsh speaking village approximately 12 miles from Carmarthen, in south west Wales. As a keen sportsman, Owens played Full Back for the school rugby team, but after missing a crucial match-winning conversion, the teacher made a tongue in cheek comment that he should consider becoming a referee. It was a half joking throw away comment which could have been instantly forgotten, but by happy coincidence it would change his life, because Owens thought to himself “Why not?’
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the 9 has the ball ready to tap, attacking forwards run to take the ball on the run. 9 taps the ball when forwards or close and pops the ball to a team mate.
or must the 9 tap the ball before any of his players begin moving?
help and advice appreciated

WR have given formal green light for the 12 law variations we've all been playing under last/this season, to be adopted into the law book proper.
http://rugbyreferee.net/2018/05/23/rugby-law-trials-to-be-adopted-in-full-say-world-rugby/
Anyone dissent to any of them? All seem to have landed...

Interesting issue that came up in the Saracen Wasps semi final
White , attacking , attempt to score but grounds the ball against the base of corner flag post .
So what's the restart
- lineout to black
- 22m dropout to black
- depends on exactly where the ball was grounded .. ask the TMO

Rugby player fined £1,000 for hitting referee
A rugby player who hit a referee as a game ended has been fined £1,000 and banned from playing for 22 months.
Louis Jones, 27, of Cardiff, accused referee Karim Cosslett of cheating before jumping on his back and hitting him in the ribs.
Mr...

Just watching the Exeter v Newcastle game on BT Sport.
Black makes a break and gets tackled. Green tries to jackle the ball when Black SH lifts the ball but while winding up for a pass, the Green jackler swings his left arm round and knocks the ball backwards. If you're watching it on replay...